Soon it started raining heavily and he got drenched, but he did not budge. He waited outside the gates for eight hours, and at 3:00 P.M., Baba called him to Jal Villa and gave him darshan. As soon as he saw Baba he began dancing up and down, and declared, "I've seen God in person! ... Ram, Krishna, Mahavir!" and he started weeping in joy.
Baba asked him to mend his ways and give up posing as a saint. Although Ramdas had enjoyed the life of a false sanyasi, as people would bow to him, garland him and feed him all the delicacies they could afford, he still promised Baba to reform and soon changed his way of life. Later, Baba christened him Meherdas .
On another occasion, Arnavaz's younger brother, Nozar Dadachanji, came from Bombay along with Minoo F. Khambatta and Curshed Talati to see Baba.1
Nozar, 21, was a pilot in the air force, and Baba advised him, "Before flying, first remember me. This is most important, and if you do as I tell you, you will have no cause for fear."
He told him, "You have to go now. Although I am not seeing anyone, I had to grant you darshan to tell you that. How lucky you are that I permitted you my darshan even in seclusion."
During the September Meherabad meeting, Nozar tripped over a stone and fell down when walking out of Baba's cabin, right after his interview with Baba.
Calling him back, Baba asked him, "Fall down again; show me how you fell."
Nozar complied, and Baba remarked, "Now you won't die in an airplane crash!"
However, Nozar still felt in his heart that his death through an accident was inevitable. After having Baba's darshan, Minoo, Nozar and Curshed returned to Bombay.
Eruch's cousin, Sam Kerawala, was a ship's radio operator and came to Satara during his vacation. As a child, Sam had stayed in the Bangalore ashram with his mother, Banumasi (Gaimai Jessawala's sister).
On this occasion, Baba asked him, "Do you know who I am?"
"Yes, very well!" Sam replied confidently.
Baba turned to the mandali.
"It is really wonderful!" he stated, facetiously "You all have been with me for so many years and still do not know who I am. But Sam knows! He is truly fortunate."
And Sam felt abashed at his bravado.
Sam had recently purchased a used Vauxhall, but after driving it for a while, he discovered that the car's engine needed a complete overhaul. Baba expressed a wish to use it for a mast tour, so when it was repaired, he had the car brought to Satara. On the way, Sam had the thought: "This car has been a real headache to me, and now, thank God, it will soon be Baba's problem — including the oil and gas."
Footnotes
- 1.Curshed was the son of Naval and Dina Talati.